Courses
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CFA TH 670: Technical Production Studio 1
Prereq: Hand or computer drafting. This course is designed to give students a working knowledge of stage rigging techniques, tools, and equipment. Course work, readings, field trips, and practical application will ensure the student can analyze loads, problem solve, and safely lead a rigging crew. 3.0 credits. Spring Semester. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Quantitative Reasoning I. -
CFA TH 671: Theatrical Welding 1
Prereq: Instructor Consent; Meets with CFA TH 271. An introduction to welding technology explaining and outlining welding safety and the best welding practices for theatre. Course covers cutting, drilling and assembling mild steel for theatrical scenic construction. 2.0 credits. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 672: Theatrical Welding 2
Prereq: CFA TH 671; A continuation of CFA TH 671. Meets with CFA TH 272. Advanced techniques in welding technology explaining and outlining welding safety and the best welding practices for theatre. Course covers cutting, drilling and assembling mild steel for theatrical scenic construction. 2.0 credits. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 675: Costume Design Studio 1
Prereq: 1st year Costume Design or Costume Production grad or Permission of Instructor. Fundamentals of costume design. Exercises focus on analysis-designing from the inside out. Covers a range of visual, written, and verbal techniques of communication; script analysis, style, research techniques, and rendering skills. Readings and projects may explore different theatre genres. 3.0 credits. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 676: Costume Design Studio 2
Prereq: CFA TH 675; A continuation of CFA TH 675. Fundamentals of costume design. Exercises focus on analysis-designing from the inside out. Covers a range of visual, written, and verbal techniques of communication; script analysis, style, research techniques, and rendering skills. Readings and projects may explore different theater genres. 3.0 credits. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 677: Figure Drawing 1
Prereq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor; Meets with CFA TH 177. Studio work in figure drawing. Emphasis on drawing techniques and media through observation. May be repeated for credit. 1.0 credit. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 678: Figure Drawing 2
Prereq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor; Meets with CFA TH 178. Studio work in figure drawing. Emphasis on drawing techniques and media through observation. May be repeated for credit. 1.0 credit. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 679: Costume Production Studio 1
This class covers historical information dating from early Renaissance to the Regency Period of women's dress. Clothing of various stages in the evolution of this broad period are discussed in lectures and explored by students using a method of radial projection draping or flat patterning. Draping assignments and in class exercises supplement the historical information and provide the student with draping/ flat patterning knowledge of more elaborate garment elements. Students will produce a corset and underpinnings for a chosen period, petticoat and bodice. Upon completion of the class students will have the knowledge to Drape, Flat Pattern and Radial Project period specific garments. 3.0 credits. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 680: Costume Production Studio 2
Prereq: CFA TH 679 or permission of instructor. Continuation of CFA TH 679, this class covers historical information dating from early Renaissance to the Regency Period of women's dress. Clothing of various stages in the evolution of this broad period are discussed in lectures and explored by students using a method of radial projection draping or flat patterning. Draping assignments and in class exercises supplement the historical information and provide the student with draping/ flat patterning knowledge of more elaborate garment elements. Students will produce a corset and underpinnings for a chosen period, petticoat and bodice. Upon completion of the class students will have the knowledge to Drape, Flat Pattern and Radial Project period specific garments. 3.0 credits. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 682: Intro to Textiles 2
Prereq: CFA TH 681; A continuation of CFA TH 681. Meets with CFA TH 282. The course will cover identification and use of a variety of different fabrics including theatrical goods. It will include a brief history of textiles in conjunction with a focused overview of patterns, colors and fibers that developed and were used over a period of time as a result of growth within the industry. Scheduled trips to the Textile Museum in Lowell and the Museum of Fine Arts will support and enhance the student's experience with the subject. 1.0 credit. Spring semester. Offered every other odd numbered AY. -
CFA TH 683: Lighting Design Studio 1
Prereq: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Introduction to lighting design for the stage as a medium for communicating artistic ideas to an audience. Explores the language of light, both verbal and abstract, with a strong emphasis on dramaturgical analysis and how these textual ideas can be interpreted using light. Required Labs will supplement class work with hands-on activities. 3.0 credits. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 684: Lighting Design Studio 2
Prereq: CFA TH 683; A continuation of TH683. Introduction to the process of lighting design for the stage. Explores how to develop lighting ideas, concepts, and visual images from a text, and how to support those ideas to the point of realization. Required Labs will supplement class work with hands-on activities. 3.0 credits. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 687: Sound Design Studio 1
Prereq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor; Meets with CFA TH 287. An overview of theatrical sound design, focusing on the process of creating a design. The emphasis is on sound cue creation, establishing mood, emotion and environment with sound, and critical listening. Covers the basics of the tools and technology used to implement a professional sound design. 3.0 credits. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 688: Sound Design Studio 2
Prereq: CFA TH 687; A continuation of CFA TH 687. Meets with CFA TH 288. An overview of theatrical sound design, focusing on the process of creating a design. The emphasis is on sound cue creation, establishing mood, emotion and environment with sound, and critical listening. Covers the basics of the tools and technology used to implement a professional sound design. 3.0 credits. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 689: Production Audio 1
Prereq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor; Meets with CFA TH 289 . Audio systems, video systems and intercom systems will be examined from input to output in terms of signal flow and interconnection practices and how they are used. 3.0 credits. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 695: Production Management
This course will study the role of the Production Manager within the design, production, and rehearsal process, specifically concentrating on the roles and responsibilities of theatrical Production Managing on a professional level, including scheduling, staffing, budgeting, team building, time management and communication. Students will get hands-on experience in each of these through the creation of a theoretical production process, in class discussions and workshops. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression. -
CFA TH 696: Production Management Studio 2
Prereq: CFA TH 695 or Permission of Instructor. Building on the concepts introduced in Production Management Studio 1, this course will further study the role of the Production Manager within the design, production, and rehearsal process, specifically concentrating on the roles and responsibilities of Production Managing on a professional level, including season scheduling, budget & finances, personnel management and facilities management. Students will get hands-on experience in each of these through the creation of theoretical production paperwork, in-class discussions and workshops. 3.0 credits. Spring Semester. -
CFA TH 697: Production
Prereq: Graduate standing; Each semester that a 1st year graduate student in Design & Production is in residence at SOT, he/she is required to enroll in an appropriate section of Production. Meets late afternoons, evenings and/or weekends. Specific design and shop work in the mounting of student or professional productions. Does not include off-crew design work. Fall semester. -
CFA TH 698: Production
Prereq: Graduate standing; Each semester that a 1st year graduate student in Design & Production is in residence at SOT, he/she is required to enroll in an appropriate section of Production. Meets late afternoons, evenings and/or weekends. Specific design and shop work in the mounting of student or professional productions. Does not include off-crew design work. Spring semester. -
CFA TH 755: History of Period Styles 1
Prereq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor; Meets with CFA TH 355. Survey covering the history of and significant cultural expression through interior decoration and furniture in major civilizations. Work involves research projects with emphasis on historic fabrics and construction. 2.0 credits. Fall semester. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Historical Consciousness.
